the passion and power of her preformance overcomes any( and there is some for sure) squibbling over the alleged ' problems' with her voice.she is considered to be the ultimate in this role by many.i'm astounded every time i listen to something she sings and i discover special bits of magic.talented people. we used to require talent in an artist, musician....i always thought- 'oh opera that's kind of gay , who cares' ...then i heard callas...